# NTSB SEA75DYE31: Cessna 150, N8441G, Waldron Island, WA, February 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1975
- Place: Waldron Island, WA · WALDRON ISLAND, WA
- Location: 48.7003° N, 123.0288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waldron Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7003&lon=-123.0288&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYE31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYE31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0304   75/2/1    WALDRON ISLAND,WA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N8441G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALDRON ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLINGHAM,WA               WALDRON ISLAND,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      40
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           20                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- OVERSHOT APCH.NOTICE ON STRIP-TRICKY IN WINDS,EMERG ONLY FOR PROF PLTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8441G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8441G-2013-02-14), registration cancelled 2013-02-14, S/N 15062541, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waldron Island

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750201001719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750201001719A), Feb 1, 1975: Cessna 150F, Waldron Island, WA, Substantial damage. Overshot apch. Notice on strip-tricky in winds,emerg only for prof plts.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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